The No. 7 seed Kansas Jayhawks (21-12) will face the No. 10 seed Arkansas Razorbacks (20-13) in a 2025 March Madness first-round battle in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament 2025 on Thursday. Kansas finished sixth in the standings and was booted from the Big 12 Tournament in the quarterfinals. The Jayhawks face an Arkansas side that finished 12th in the SEC in John Calipari's first year with the program.

Tip-off from Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. The Jayhawks are 4.5-point favorites in the latest Arkansas vs. Kansas odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points is 146.5. Kansas' over/under for total team points is 76.5.

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